Unit 30247

Category: Layer    dug in 2013

Area: TPC 

Interpretive Categories: Bin fill,Oven ash 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: bin; Deposition: homogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

Discussion: This unit represents a homogenous deposit of essentially pure ash and charcoal inside a constructed feature (3993). What is interesting is that the floor beneath it, a plastered surface-- although it is worn and poorly preserved-- is not burnt! So this ash and charcoal was probably deposited from somwhere else in the space, leaving the function of 3993 essentially enigmatic. It would be good to know what these ashes are composed of- is it possible that the stored contents of f. 3993 could have carbonized when exposed to heat without the plaster below these contents burning? The unit was excavated gently by trowel. 

Consistency: extremely loose 

Colour: black and VERY dark brown 

Texture: ash 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: charcoal, some bits of plaster 

Post-depositional Features: possible truncation to W edge-- maybe by wall collapse? 

Basal Boundary: clear-- came down on plastered surface 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 30275 below: (Click to view the record) 30219 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 28 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): 0 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.

X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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